Students who plan to register for General Chemistry 111A must have taken high school chemistry, two years of high school math, and a year of high school physics. You should also be familiar with the following topics and skills at an 11th or 12th grade level:

*Students who wish to explore the possibility of taking General Chemistry without a physics background need to speak with either Dr. Jia Luo (314-935-4163) or Dr. Megan Daschbach (314-935-3372).

Students who plan to register for General Chemistry 112A must have all of the same requirements for General Chemistry 111A (listed above). In addition, you should also be familiar with the following topics and skills at an 11th or 12th grade level:

Topics:

Mechanical energy: work (force x distance)

Thermal energy: heat

Ideal gas law and Dalton's law of partial pressures

Skills:

Multi-step problem solving

Interpretation of graphical data and information

Integrals and derivatives

You should also be proficient in the following topics and skills at an 11th or 12th grade level: Topics: